bhAI! he lakShmaN! he bALak! kyAn gayo? jaladI Av. tyAre bhAIe kahyun ke he dev!
A Avyo. pachhI vanamAlA sahit moTA bhAInI pAse Avyo. aDadhI rAtre chandrano uday
thayo. kumudo khIlI uThayAn. shItal mand mand pavan vAvA lAgyo. te vakhate vanamAlA kUmpaL
jevA komaL kar joDIne, vastrathI sarva ang DhAnkIne, lajjAthI namra mukh karIne, samasta
kartavya jANanArI, atyant vinayapUrvak shrI rAm ne sItAnAn charaNAravindamAn paDI. sItA
lakShmaNane kahevA lAgyA he kumAr! tame chandratulya banyA. tyAre lakShmaN lajjAthI nIchA
DhaLI gayA. shrI rAm jAnakIne pUchhavA lAgyA, tamane kevI rIte khabar paDI? tyAre sItAe
javAb Apyo he dev! je samaye chandrakalA sahit chandrano udyot thayo te ja samaye kanyA
sahit lakShmaN AvyA. shrI rAm sItAnA vachan sAmbhaLIne prasanna thayA.
karatA beThA. A taraph vanamAlAnI sakhI jAgIne jue chhe to sej sUnI hatI. kanyA
nahotI. te bhayathI vyAkuL banI rudan karavA lAgI. tenA avAjathI yoddhAo jAgI gayA,
Ayudho laIne tarat dashe dishAmAn pagapALA doDI gayA. hAthamAn barachhI ane dhanuSh hatAn.
dashe dishA teo DhUnDhI vaLyA. rAjAnA bhay ane prItithI sanyukta manavALA te pavananA
putronI peThe doDayA. temAnA keTalAk A taraph AvyA, vanamAlAne vanamAn rAm-lakShmaNanI
pAse beThelI joIne khUb harSha pAmyA ane jaIne rAjA pRithvIdharane vadhAI ApI. temaNe
kahyun ke he dev! jemane meLavavAno ghaNo prayatna karIe to paN na maLe e sahajamAn ja
AvI maLyA chhe. he prabho! tamArA nagaramAn mahAnidhi AvI chhe, vAdaLAn vinA
AkAshamAnthI vRuShTi thaI chhe, vAvyA vinA khetaromAn anAj ugyun chhe. tamArA jamAI
lakShmaN nagaranI pAse beThA chhe, temaNe vanamAlAne prANatyAg karatAn bachAvI chhe. tamArA
param hitachintak rAmasItA sahit birAje chhe jem shachi sAthe Indra birAje tem. sevakonAn
A vachan sAmbhaLI rAjA atyant harSha pAmyo, thoDI vAr to mUrchchhit jevo thaI gayo.
pachhI khUb Anand pAmI, sevakone ghaNun dhan Apyun ane manamAn vichAravA lAgyA ke mArI
putrIno manorath siddha thayo. jIvone dhananI prApti ane iShTano samAgam tathA bIjAn
sukhanAn kAraNo puNyanA yogathI maLe chhe. je vastu senkaDo yojan dUr hoy ane
sAmbhaLavAmAn a AvatI hoy te paN puNyAdhikArIne kShaNamAtramAn prApta thAy chhe. je prANI
puNyahIn dukhano bhoktA chhe tenA hAthamAnthI iShTa vastu paN chAlI jAy chhe. parvatanI Toche
ke vanamAn, sAgaramAn, mArgamAn puNyanA adhikArIne iShTa vastuno samAgam thAy chhe. Am
manamAn chintavIne potAnI patnIne badho vRuttAnt kahyo. strI vAramvAr pUchhe chhe, jANe ke A
svapna ja hoy. pachhI rAmanA adhar samAn Arakta (lAl) sUryano uday thayo. rAjA
premathI bharelo sarva parivAr sahit hAthI upar besIne rAmane